Sarai Carolina Sanchez Castillo (born 28 July 1981) is a Venezuelan chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2007) and

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(IM, 2010).

Biography

From 1998 to 2001, Sanchez played for Venezuela in the World Youth Chess Championship in different age groups. Her best result was in 1995 where she ranked 7th in the U14 age group in Minas Gerais and 1999 in

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, where she ranked 9th in the U18 age group. In 2001 in

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she was the winner of the Pan American Girl's Chess Championship in the U20 age group. In 2007, in

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she won in the Pan American Women's Chess Championship but she lost an additional match against

Marisa Zuriel Marisa Zuriel (born August 19, 1982, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master. She won the Argentine women's chess championships of 2005 and 2012. Zuriel won the 2007 American Conti ...

to qualify for the world championship. In 2008, in

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Sarai Sanchez Castillo participated in the

Women's World Chess Championship 2008 The Women's World Chess Championship 2008 took place from August 28, 2008 to September 18 in Nalchik, Russia. It was won by Alexandra Kosteniuk, who beat Hou Yifan in the final by 2½ to 1½. For the fifth time, the championship took the form of ...

, where in the first round lost

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. In 2009, in

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she took third place in the Pan American Women's Chess Championship. Sanchez played for Venezuela at ten Women's Chess Olympiads (2000-2018) and won individual bronze (2006) medal. In 2007, she was awarded the FIDE Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title and received the FIDE

(IM) title three years later. Sanchez was the first Venezuelan chess player who was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster. She is also a

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(2014) and

FIDE International Organizer FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(2017).

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez Castillo, Sarai 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela Venezuelan chess players Chess Woman Grandmasters Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors